Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Rear Right Suspension

Went before bed for some car time. Started by applying the 2nd coat on the ally panel for the passenger footwell. That one is done and ready to go on the car.

Then I removed all the bolts from the rear wishbones, applied some lithium grease and fitted them again.

Next, grabbed the rear shocks and the hub/flange/joint assembly and started to put it all together. Managed to do the rear right wheel, but then it was way over bed time. Both pictures are from the right rear done (minus tightening nylocs) taken from different angles.
Next is the left rear side and then the front ones! Maybe Thursday night...

(2017-04-14 - Me from the future comes here and says that I've made a big mistake... The direction the bolts go in makes a huge difference. On the right side, the lower bolt that holds the suspension on the lower arm has the head pointing to the wheel centre/hub. This means it is blocked. I would have to take the wheel out and disassemble the hub to be able to replace the suspension. Or angle-grind the bolt's head, take it out towards the rear and putting in a new bolt...
Noticed this because I suspect the rear left shock has failed and replaced it. Was going to replace the right one too, to have them with the same age/effort, but this error made it be such a pain I'll just skip it until I have no other chance.)

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